Humble Mouse
September 22, 2002 12:52 PM
Have you ever thought about the ubiquitous device that we use everyday with our computer? The mouse had its humble beginnings in 1968. Yes you read right. And It was created for a purpose - a quick way to run common commands without resorting to the keyboard.
Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him gave a 90-minute demostration of the system which was then called NLS. If you want to see the videos of the demonstration, click here - Doug Engelbart 1968 Demo
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